Saturday, September 20, 2008

Leggo my LEGO!

My mother-in-law, three kids, and I attended America’s first indoor Legoland today. As soon as we spotted the Lego giraffe peering out of the Legoland building, I knew it was going to be one super cool day.We were greeted at the cashier by a Lego red soldier who made gassy sounds. Along with my children, I giggled, too. Farts are funny! We meandered through the building gawking at all the amazing Lego structures. The five of us were wowed by a huge replica of Chicago. Buckingham Fountain lit up. There were boats on Lake Michigan, and JD spotted Batman atop Sears Tower (which M calls Serious Tower). We then explored a Jungle with tigers, monkeys, and my daughter’s favorite, a huge snake.

Other exhibits included Indiana Jones, Spongebob, and my boys’ favorites, Darth Vader and R2D2. Next we rode a dragon rollercoaster. Each car seated four, and all the kids wanted to ride with Grandma, so I rode alone! Luckily I didn’t notice all the Lego bats flying around that the kids told me about later (I so don’t like bats!)…Later Mr. Brick a Brack demonstrated how Lego bricks are made with the kids help. The kids also loved making their own Lego creations and towers in the play zone. The highlight of the day, though, was the short movie titled, “Spellbreaker 4D.” If you have never been to a 4D movie, I won’t spoil it for you, but it is pretty darn entertaining. All in all, a lovely day in Legoland.What’s not to like about Legos?!

9 comments:

Oh, how cool is this! I love the tigers. What state is this in, Kelly? I never made it to Legoland in CA. I meant to take the boys there right before we leaved, but our house closed sooner than we expected and we never made it. Looks like you all had a great time.

Hi Bish!I know they are great for eating mosquitos! (We actually have a bat box attached to our house). But I totally freak out if they are flying by me! AHHHHHH!I think you do have a story idea though there, kids are very interested in bats!